Life of Emile Zola The

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00:01:47 It's no use, Émile.
00:01:51 It would take all the rags in Paris
00:01:55 Paris.
00:01:57 Vast. Motionless.
00:02:00 A gigantic mother brooding over her
00:02:05 It's magnificent, Cézanne.
00:02:09 As someday I shall write it.
00:02:11 No, Zola. It's hopeless.
00:02:14 You know that people don't want
00:02:20 They would much prefer
00:02:25 They ought to be burned
00:02:29 Why, Paul, that's splendid.
00:02:31 Why didn't you think of that before?
00:02:35 - We could sell them and...
00:02:37 And expose others
00:02:40 No, my friend. We'll burn them...
00:02:43 ...and let their lying pages
00:02:48 There we are.
00:02:53 Well, look at that. Even the old stove
00:03:06 Close that window!
00:03:07 - You want me to catch cold?
00:03:10 That'll be better than perishing
00:03:12 Oh, you and your drafts.
00:03:19 It's the concierge...
00:03:21 ...for the rent.
00:03:25 Don't let him in. Tell him I'm in bed.
00:03:27 Some horrible disease.
00:03:36 - Who is it?
00:03:42 - Come in, Madame Zola.
00:03:46 Émile, why are you in bed?
00:03:50 It's tearing my heart out to see you
00:03:55 Nonsense, Maman. I'm an
00:03:58 ...and soon the world will recognize me.
00:04:01 Cézanne?
00:04:03 - Alexandrine, come in.
00:04:08 Alexandrine! Darling.
00:04:14 Oh, darling, we have
00:04:17 - You have a job.
00:04:20 A job?
00:04:22 I have a job?
00:04:33 What kind of job?
00:04:36 I'm not going to sell my talents
00:04:39 This is a job with La Rue,
00:04:42 You're to be a clerk. Oh, darling,
00:04:48 That's marvelous!
00:04:50 Now I shall have time to finish my book.
00:04:52 Maybe even get La Rue to publish it.
00:04:56 Cézanne, take Maman's coat.
00:04:59 Paul, get meat and bread!
00:05:24 - What is it?
00:05:27 ...but the butcher refuses us
00:05:30 - You told him we'd settle at month's end.
00:05:33 And the landlord was very nasty
00:05:37 - Couldn't you ask for another advance?
00:05:41 - You're wanted in the office right away.
00:05:45 I'll do whatever I can.
00:05:56 This is the agent of police.
00:05:58 Do you have a book called
00:06:02 - Yes.
00:06:06 - Why?
00:06:08 - Badly written?
00:06:11 - It will do great harm to public morals.
00:06:14 We've been watching your writings,
00:06:17 You're a troublemaker. Your articles,
00:06:21 ...the arts, criticizing the civic authorities.
00:06:25 Perhaps there's something
00:06:28 I don't want any of your impudence.
00:06:31 This is an official warning.
00:06:35 - I hope I won't have to come here again.
00:06:39 ...that his book was not published by me.
00:06:41 But it was written by your employee.
00:06:48 - Well.
00:06:51 Why do you write such muckraking stuff
00:06:56 And many unpleasant things.
00:06:58 That's not your business while you work
00:07:02 ...but I'll give you one more chance.
00:07:05 But from now on, you will tend strictly
00:07:11 - What? Is that a bad exchange for a job?
00:07:20 Here is your pay
00:07:25 Get out.
00:07:28 - I'm very grateful to you.
00:07:30 For allowing me to devote
00:07:33 Then go ahead with your scribbling.
00:07:35 And maybe a lean stomach
00:07:38 But a fat stomach sticks out too far,
00:07:41 It prevents you from seeing
00:07:44 While you grow fatter and richer
00:07:49 ...I shall become a mole,
00:07:52 Stirring up the whole rotten mess
00:07:56 You will not like the smell of my books.
00:08:01 But when the stench is strong enough,
00:08:05 Good day!
00:08:21 You there! Hold on!
00:08:24 - Hold on!
00:08:27 A woman just jumped into the river.
00:08:29 She's better off than all of these.
00:09:07 - Why weren't the safety doors closed?
00:09:10 - They don't waste money on safety doors.
00:09:16 Get away from here and stay away.
00:09:22 It is true. All these things are true.
00:09:26 Print this about the uproar
00:09:29 The military clique howling Clemenceau
00:09:33 ...the army was honeycombed with graft and
00:09:37 I should bother.
00:09:40 I'll give you 10 franc for the lot.
00:09:44 - But, monsieur, l...
00:09:48 Cecile! Antoinette! The police!
00:10:04 - Come on, get in there!
00:10:25 Out, out, out.
00:10:31 Quick.
00:10:33 Sit here.
00:10:37 - The...
00:10:38 Sit still. This lady's with us.
00:10:42 - Leave her alone.
00:10:45 I tell you, the lady is our friend.
00:10:49 You are very clever, all of you,
00:10:59 Have something with us.
00:11:00 - Me?
00:11:03 Cognac.
00:11:05 Are your eyes on sticks, then,
00:11:12 Tell me, what is your name?
00:11:15 Satin in this district,
00:11:19 ...and in Montparnasse,
00:11:22 Does it matter?
00:11:25 Why do you ask? What do you want?
00:11:28 We have something in common, then.
00:11:30 - What?
00:11:33 But your accent isn't Parisian.
00:11:37 - Where are you from?
00:11:41 Hedin.
00:11:43 - And I wish I was back there.
00:11:49 Me? Go home?
00:11:53 Look at me.
00:11:55 I can never go home.
00:11:57 And I hate Paris.
00:12:00 Cold and wet. Hunted like an animal.
00:12:04 Starved. Beaten by the police.
00:12:19 - Well?
00:12:24 A hundred years ago, when I was 17.
00:12:30 You should've seen me then.
00:12:36 Of course, I'm not bad now...
00:12:39 ...if you look quick
00:12:43 You're charming.
00:12:48 I was lovely then, really lovely.
00:12:55 - I wish I could tell you about it.
00:13:00 So you see...
00:13:03 ...he was not to blame either.
00:13:06 There was just nothing else for me to do.
00:13:15 Mademoiselle?
00:13:17 Mademoiselle Nana?
00:13:22 - How did you know my name?
00:13:26 - What do you want, then?
00:13:29 Oh, don't ask me any more questions.
00:13:36 All but this.
00:13:43 - The child, what happened to her?
00:13:51 Convent Saint Marie...
00:13:54 ...if it's any of your business.
00:14:11 Émile.
00:14:21 Émile.
00:14:24 Paul, where's that sketch
00:14:32 That's magnificent. And a pencil.
00:14:46 That's what I'll call my book.
00:15:03 - Have you everything you want, my dear?
00:15:09 Oh, I forgot. I want a copy of Nana.
00:15:12 One doesn't read such books.
00:15:19 Madame.
00:15:22 Madame, your umbrella.
00:15:24 Thank you. And send me
00:15:27 I certainly will.
00:15:37 How about a nice new umbrella,
00:15:40 I can sell you a beauty for 2 franc, 50.
00:15:42 And lose the privilege
00:15:45 No, thank you.
00:15:47 Umbrella! Umbrella!
00:16:02 - Is Monsieur Charpentier in?
00:16:06 - Yes?
00:16:11 - Zola.
00:16:13 I... Well, I have a favor to ask.
00:16:18 Monsieur Zola has a favor to ask.
00:16:23 It's quite unusual...
00:16:25 ...but could you advance me a few franc
00:16:30 Monsieur Zola wishes the advance of a few
00:16:35 Isn't that magnificent?
00:16:37 You write a book about the gutter,
00:16:40 ...and you hope to make a little money.
00:16:43 Come with me.
00:16:50 I have just finished stamping
00:16:54 Well, open it and read.
00:17:05 "Nana sells 36,000...
00:17:10 ...the first three days..."?
00:17:15 "Enclosed find check..."
00:17:22 For 18,000 francs?
00:17:32 Yes, well...
00:17:37 Thank you.
00:17:39 Thank you very much. I don't know how
00:17:43 Goodbye, monsieur.
00:17:47 - Monsieur?
00:17:51 Could you...? Could you still
00:17:56 I'll pay you back tomorrow.
00:18:05 Thank you, monsieur.
00:18:09 Thank you, madame. Thank you.
00:18:17 - Umbrella!
00:18:20 I'll have two doz...
00:18:24 - There you are.
00:18:26 New umbrella! Umbrella!
00:19:48 - Where are they going?
00:19:51 - Berlin?
00:19:54 Isn't it glorious?
00:20:12 Those dreadful Prussians,
00:20:16 There, there, Maman. Don't take on so.
00:20:18 We'll all be murdered in our beds.
00:20:23 There's not a morsel of food
00:20:28 Even the horseflesh has been sold out.
00:20:31 And the streets...
00:20:36 Never did I think I'd live to see France...
00:20:38 ...groveling in the dust
00:20:43 - How will it end, Émile?
00:20:46 In misery, suffering,
00:20:49 Those generals plunged us recklessly
00:20:54 Is it any wonder that we were
00:20:57 - Those are the fortunes of war.
00:21:01 The whole structure had to collapse
00:21:05 But France shall know why.
00:21:09 She shall see who led her men
00:21:12 ...who's responsible for her downfall.
00:21:16 "During the entire war of 1870...
00:21:19 ...the execution of the campaign
00:21:23 ...and nullified by petty jealousies
00:21:26 ...each of whom thought only of securing
00:21:33 The army was governed by
00:21:36 The general staff was mediocre,
00:21:41 ...rushing into the adventure
00:21:44 ...of a flock of sheep
00:21:48 - Good morning.
00:21:55 What is it? You seem disturbed.
00:21:57 Have you read the attack on the general
00:22:01 Book? Book? I never read books.
00:22:05 A certain Émile Zola.
00:22:08 A civilian daring to criticize the army.
00:22:11 He wasn't exactly criticizing, sir.
00:22:15 The war has been over for many years,
00:22:19 ...there were times in that campaign
00:22:23 - What?
00:22:27 The army does not
00:22:31 ...and it will not tolerate
00:22:35 I suggest that you see
00:22:41 Tell him the army demands
00:22:48 Chief censor, over there.
00:22:55 - Monsieur.
00:22:57 ...I sent for you because every book
00:23:01 You attacked the Second Empire.
00:23:05 Germinal caused a furor and unrest
00:23:11 - Nana: Brutal, disgusting.
00:23:15 All of them stirring France
00:23:19 And now this Downfall,
00:23:23 The army heads are furious.
00:23:25 Such a book makes the whole country
00:23:28 Lose confidence in inefficiency?
00:23:31 Lose respect for cowardice and stupidity?
00:23:34 - That would be a pity, monsieur.
00:23:38 Except, perhaps, one about the rascality
00:23:43 That's an idea.
00:23:47 ...with as much truth and accuracy
00:23:51 - A book that would show...
00:23:54 ...you're a reasonable man,
00:23:56 We only want to do
00:24:00 You will do what is best for yourself...
00:24:02 ...by leaving me strictly alone
00:24:08 Good day, monsieur.
00:24:59 That's the funniest thing I've...
00:25:06 It's good to be together again, Paul.
00:25:10 Old times.
00:25:14 Oh, Paul, I want you to see the pearls
00:25:21 - Albert.
00:25:23 Make certain that all the windows
00:25:30 - Émile, Émile. Still afraid of drafts.
00:25:35 Oh, your chest is as strong as a barrel.
00:25:39 Paul, I've always... You know, l...
00:25:42 Look at this priceless bit of woodcarving.
00:25:45 I picked it up at Lodi,
00:25:49 And... Oh, now I have a real
00:25:53 I have something here that
00:25:57 ...and never have found its like.
00:26:02 This most exquisite majolica.
00:26:05 I chanced upon it in a little,
00:26:09 The work on this...
00:26:14 - Won't you sit down, Paul?
00:26:19 - It's goodbye.
00:26:22 Yes. I'm going south,
00:26:29 You can't do that, man.
00:26:32 Paris isn't for me any longer.
00:26:35 Come, Paul.
00:26:38 We're old friends.
00:26:41 Out with it. What is it?
00:26:44 - You really want me to tell you?
00:26:47 You're wealthy now, world-famous...
00:26:51 ...a member of the Legion of Honor.
00:26:56 You've come a long way from the days
00:27:02 And you shouted:
00:27:03 "Burn the books of the hypocrites,
00:27:07 ...and let their lying pages
00:27:14 Sometimes I'm tempted to give in
00:27:20 No, Émile.
00:27:23 An artist should remain poor.
00:27:27 Otherwise his talent, like his stomach,
00:27:35 I am sorry, Émile, but I had to say it.
00:27:43 - I couldn't go without telling you this.
00:27:49 Won't you stay?
00:27:53 I need someone to remind me
00:27:59 ...fighting for a foothold.
00:28:02 You can never go back to it,
00:28:08 Paul.
00:28:11 - Will you write?
00:28:17 But I'll remember.
00:28:52 - What's the matter, dear? Tired?
00:28:58 Cézanne's gone.
00:29:00 - Back to Provence.
00:29:05 - You didn't quarrel?
00:29:13 But he's taken something of me with him.
00:29:17 - The last of my youth.
00:29:24 He said I was getting too famous
00:29:31 Well, what if I have?
00:29:35 I've fought my battles. I want calm, rest.
00:29:43 - From now on, I could look only backward.
00:29:49 Come, let's play a game of piquet.
00:29:52 Strange, isn't it?
00:29:56 Paul and I.
00:30:02 Well, life is tricky.
00:30:04 And I suppose we don't influence
00:30:08 While we're playing piquet,
00:30:12 ...jump into the River Seine.
00:30:15 A servant forgets to extinguish a stove...
00:30:18 ...and someone suffocates.
00:30:21 Who knows whose fate
00:30:24 Or when.
00:30:27 A shot is fired.
00:30:29 A letter is written.
00:30:52 - Rene, lay out my civilian suit at once.
00:31:30 Monsieur.
00:31:32 I want to see the military attaché,
00:31:35 Sorry, His Excellency went to Berlin,
00:31:40 - I'll leave this letter for him.
00:32:35 - What is it?
00:32:38 - Colonel von Schwartzkoppen?
00:32:46 - The commandant should see this.
00:32:50 What do you think of this?
00:33:01 Outrageous.
00:33:03 This should be examined
00:33:09 Excuse me, colonel.
00:33:16 This is inconceivable.
00:33:18 We must show it to the war minister.
00:33:23 I think that will be all, gentlemen.
00:33:29 - Pardon me, general.
00:33:31 This is most urgent.
00:33:36 - It's a bordereau.
00:33:38 A list of our secret documents.
00:33:41 "I am sending you..." What's this?
00:33:44 "Notes on the 120 mm gun,
00:33:49 ...changes in artillery formation,
00:33:54 ...a new shooting manual for field artillery,
00:34:00 I am about to leave for the..."
00:34:05 This accounts for the leakage
00:34:08 - How did we get it?
00:34:10 Our agent procured it
00:34:14 Well, gentlemen, the man who wrote this
00:34:19 Now...
00:34:21 ...who is it?
00:34:24 - One of us?
00:34:26 Impossible.
00:34:28 Well, let's have a look at this roster
00:34:38 "Record of officers...
00:34:40 Aaron D'Aboville." It's not you, I suppose,
00:34:44 - I'll swear it's not, sir.
00:34:46 - It's like a confounded novel.
00:34:50 No, no, no.
00:34:51 "Dreyfus."
00:34:54 - You found something, colonel?
00:34:59 Ferdinand, Count Walsin-Esterhazy.
00:35:02 - A foreigner?
00:35:04 He's of Hungarian descent.
00:35:05 But his father was a general
00:35:08 Besides, Esterhazy's an infantry officer.
00:35:12 Gunner.
00:35:15 How about this fellow here?
00:35:18 I wonder how he ever became
00:35:22 That's our man.
00:35:23 Sandherr, take action on it at once.
00:35:26 Very good, sir.
00:35:27 Commandant, send a message to Dreyfus
00:35:32 Yes, general.
00:35:40 - Papa, the enemy advances.
00:35:45 - Don't forget, Maman, when the guns fire...
00:35:48 - Wait, I'm not ready.
00:35:52 Oh, not the French battalions, Papa.
00:35:55 All right. Here it goes.
00:36:02 Come in.
00:36:04 - A messenger from the war ministry.
00:36:09 - Captain Dreyfus.
00:36:10 - A message for you, urgent.
00:36:23 - What is it, dear?
00:36:26 ...tomorrow morning, 9:00,
00:36:30 Civilian dress."
00:36:33 Civilian dress?
00:36:35 You know,
00:36:38 But at that hour.
00:36:40 Isn't that strange?
00:36:43 Always worried.
00:36:57 - Captain Dreyfus reporting, commandant.
00:37:01 Just a moment.
00:37:08 Oh, no, no, gentlemen.
00:37:11 ...that the 120 mm gun is...
00:37:14 Captain Dreyfus is waiting, sir.
00:37:17 - Seem upset?
00:37:20 Evidently more of a scoundrel
00:37:23 Inform Commandant Dort.
00:37:26 - Yes, sir.
00:37:28 ...the 120 mm gun
00:37:32 - Captain Dreyfus is here.
00:37:34 Hurry, Brucker. Hurry.
00:37:40 - Henry.
00:37:45 - See you tonight, my friend.
00:37:55 Go to office number five.
00:38:10 He's coming.
00:38:48 - Captain Dreyfus.
00:38:52 - I'm to report to the chief of staff.
00:38:56 - Did you hurt your hand?
00:38:59 I have an important memo to write
00:39:02 Would you mind, while you're waiting?
00:39:04 - Not at all. Gladly, sir.
00:39:11 Paris...
00:39:12 ...the 15th of October, 1894.
00:39:16 - 1894.
00:39:19 - Monsieur.
00:39:22 ...immediate possession...
00:39:25 ...of the documents...
00:39:28 - Have you got that?
00:39:32 Which I gave you...
00:39:35 ...before going on maneuvers.
00:39:39 What was that last word?
00:39:42 "Maneuvers," sir.
00:39:46 Consisting of a note...
00:39:52 Well, what's the matter, Dreyfus?
00:39:56 No, sir. My fingers are cold.
00:39:59 Keep your jokes to yourself.
00:40:01 This matter is serious.
00:40:04 - I don't understand, commandant. I only...
00:40:10 "Note."
00:40:13 A note...
00:40:15 ...on the hydraulic brake...
00:40:18 ...of the 120 mm gun.
00:40:23 In the name of the law,
00:40:30 Arrest?
00:40:33 - On what charge?
00:40:36 But... But... This is outrageous!
00:40:39 I've devoted my entire life to the army
00:40:44 Why, this is an insult!
00:40:47 Satisfied?
00:40:49 Perhaps you'll tell me the basis
00:40:52 Obstinate, aren't you,
00:40:55 All I know is that I'm innocent.
00:40:58 Your handwriting speaks against you.
00:41:13 I've been instructed to offer you
00:41:23 No.
00:41:25 I'm not so obliging, nor so stupid
00:41:31 I shall live to prove my innocence.
00:41:35 Take him away.
00:41:41 Jeanne, get Papa's slippers
00:41:46 I've got them.
00:41:53 - There he is.
00:42:06 - Madame Dreyfus?
00:42:07 I am Commandant Dort,
00:42:11 Go to your room, darlings.
00:42:13 - Yes, Maman.
00:42:20 - Yes, commandant?
00:42:26 I don't understand.
00:42:28 - My husband...
00:42:31 ...in the Cherche-Midi prison.
00:42:35 - My husband left here this morning...
00:42:40 Now I know you're mistaken.
00:42:42 My husband has given 20 years
00:42:46 A traitor? Why, how dare you.
00:42:49 - I'll call...
00:42:52 You will serve your husband best
00:42:56 If you don't, things will go badly for him.
00:42:58 Search the house.
00:43:03 Brucker.
00:43:13 - You'll find nothing.
00:43:17 My husband is innocent, monsieur.
00:43:20 Dreyfus found guilty!
00:43:24 Dreyfus found guilty!
00:43:27 - Dreyfus found guilty!
00:43:31 The whole country's in an uproar
00:43:36 Nice, fresh langoustes.
00:43:38 - Shall we get some?
00:43:52 These are not fresh-caught.
00:43:53 They're fish, cher monsieur.
00:43:58 Have I eaten lobsters for years for nothing?
00:44:03 He's a grand-père, that one,
00:44:07 But here's a nice, juicy young bachelor
00:44:13 He'll leap into your gullet and sing
00:44:16 - Am I right?
00:44:19 You'd never sell your old stock.
00:44:26 - Émile! Émile!
00:44:28 Charpentier!
00:44:31 Alexandrine, there's Charpentier
00:44:35 Alexandrine, you know Anatole France,
00:44:38 This is Monsieur Scheurer-Kestner,
00:44:41 Smell this. Smell this. Smell this.
00:44:46 Beautiful. We're having this bachelor and
00:44:51 Kill the traitor, Dreyfus! Kill the traitor,
00:44:56 Kill the traitor, Dreyfus!
00:45:00 Suppose Dreyfus is innocent, as he claims.
00:45:04 Impossible, madame. French justice
00:45:20 Company... arms!
00:45:41 "In the name of the people of France...
00:45:43 ...Alfred Dreyfus, captain
00:45:47 ...having been found guilty of treason
00:45:51 ...is condemned to deportation for life.
00:45:53 The court-martial orders that prior
00:45:57 ...Captain Dreyfus shall be paraded
00:46:01 ...and publicly degraded
00:46:04 ...according to the code of military law...
00:46:07 ...forfeiting his decorations
00:46:09 ...and the right to bear arms forever."
00:46:16 In the name of the French people,
00:46:20 You are unworthy
00:46:23 I'm innocent.
00:46:25 By my wife and my children,
00:46:55 Long live France! I'm innocent!
00:47:14 Gentlemen of the newspapers!
00:47:16 Proclaim to the world that I'm innocent!
00:47:20 I'm innocent! I'm innocent!
00:47:24 "I'm innocent. Long live France.
00:47:26 I'm innocent," Dreyfus kept repeating
00:47:31 - All he needed was a crown of thorns.
00:47:35 After all, the man was found guilty
00:47:40 I know, Émile,
00:47:43 ...and that crowd,
00:47:46 Yeah, well...
00:47:48 ...human and animal skins
00:47:51 You can't expect too much. You...
00:48:04 My head, my head.
00:48:08 How it rewards me,
00:48:11 ...that I've combed and fed for 50 years.
00:48:18 You're killing me!
00:48:20 Look.
00:48:23 Look at this picture.
00:48:26 Honest... Dreyfus, Dreyfus!
00:48:29 Must we be eternally plagued
00:48:37 You have a visitor.
00:48:44 My glasses. I can't see
00:48:54 - Lucie.
00:48:56 Stay back.
00:49:04 - Can't we be alone?
00:49:09 Oh, Alfred, darling...
00:49:12 ...what have they done to you?
00:49:15 Never mind, dear.
00:49:17 If only you could give me the slightest
00:49:22 I don't know. I haven't the faintest idea.
00:49:26 It's all like a nightmare.
00:49:28 - Incredible.
00:49:31 I'll spare nothing, our future, our lives,
00:49:36 My conscience is clear.
00:49:38 No matter what they do to me,
00:49:43 Yes.
00:49:45 You must.
00:49:48 For the children.
00:49:53 How are the little ones?
00:49:56 - You haven't told them?
00:49:59 I told them that you
00:50:02 Duty! Duty!
00:50:05 Oh, Alfred.
00:50:08 - Time's up.
00:50:11 - I'm sorry.
00:50:13 Let me embrace him.
00:50:16 - Let me say goodbye to my husband.
00:50:19 Are you not married? Have you no wife?
00:50:22 - Time is up.
00:50:25 - Alfred, darling, don't let them!
00:50:30 As long as we have each other
00:50:34 ...perhaps in a little while
00:50:39 I love you.
00:50:42 I love you.
00:50:57 - Here are your belongings. On your way.
00:51:37 I am innocent! I'm innocent!
00:51:41 I'm innocent! I'm innocent!
00:51:44 I'm... I am innocent!
00:51:50 It is true, sir.
00:51:52 I have never been fully convinced
00:51:55 Ever since I succeeded Sandherr,
00:51:59 ...to find out the real traitor.
00:52:03 - Who is it?
00:52:05 - Esterhazy? On what proof?
00:52:11 ...and compared it with the bordereau
00:52:14 Both of the writings are Esterhazy's.
00:52:18 - Dreyfus was guilty, just the same.
00:52:23 My agents got hold of a special
00:52:27 ...from the German military attaché.
00:52:31 And I tell you that
00:52:34 But, general, this is my duty.
00:52:36 There must not be another
00:52:39 Understand? It must not be.
00:52:41 But what about Dreyfus
00:52:44 Dreyfus, Dreyfus.
00:52:50 Listen. If it is admitted
00:52:54 ...we, the general staff,
00:52:57 ...of every scandal paper in France.
00:53:02 But you can't close a tomb
00:53:04 Can't we? If you say nothing,
00:53:09 And you will say nothing,
00:53:12 - I don't know, sir...
00:53:16 You may go.
00:53:24 Can't we find a new post
00:53:28 It's very quiet here in Paris
00:53:31 What about one of our
00:53:35 It's a bit unhealthy, but...
00:53:38 What about Esterhazy?
00:53:41 We've got to do something
00:53:44 We shall. Don't worry.
00:53:47 Present arms!
00:53:50 "In the name of France,
00:53:53 ...the charge of treason brought against
00:53:58 ...unanimously agrees that he was
00:54:03 He is therefore acquitted of said charge
00:54:07 - Congratulations.
00:54:12 Thank you. Thank you, Will.
00:54:15 This will teach Madame Dreyfus a lesson.
00:54:18 I hope it'll discourage her
00:54:21 Nevertheless, we'll continue
00:55:03 "My dear Zola...
00:55:05 ...l'm certain you will be happy
00:55:08 ...in inducing my colleagues
00:55:11 ...for membership in the French Academy.
00:55:13 You need not fear their decision, for they
00:55:19 ...and your noble accomplishments
00:55:22 ...to be named among the immortals
00:55:27 With assurances
00:55:30 ...Francois Coppee."
00:55:33 The academy, at last.
00:55:37 They can deny me no longer.
00:55:42 Now, my dear, there's nothing more
00:55:52 Pardon, monsieur.
00:55:54 - A lady?
00:55:56 Dreyfus?
00:55:58 - You didn't tell her I was home?
00:56:01 You blockhead!
00:56:03 - The lady will hear you, Émile.
00:56:09 - Well, well, well. Just ask her to come in.
00:56:22 Madame Dreyfus, please.
00:56:39 - Madame Dreyfus?
00:56:41 Please forgive me for intruding like this...
00:56:44 ...but I had to see you,
00:56:47 But, madame, what can I do
00:56:50 He's innocent, monsieur.
00:56:54 But no one will listen to me. No one.
00:56:57 Naturally, as his wife,
00:56:59 ...but he was lawfully convicted.
00:57:01 Lawfully convicted of a crime
00:57:05 Oh, Monsieur Zola...
00:57:06 ...you're the only man in all of France
00:57:10 All your life, you've stood
00:57:13 I'm hardly the man to help you. I...
00:57:16 I'm just an ordinary citizen, and l...
00:57:20 Besides, I have my work,
00:57:27 What is this new proof
00:57:30 - A certain Colonel Picquart...
00:57:33 It was all in the papers.
00:57:36 ...and accused Esterhazy of writing
00:57:39 Esterhazy was acquitted.
00:57:41 Of course he was. Acquitted by the same
00:57:45 But don't you see?
00:57:49 ...to save the face of the general staff.
00:57:52 ...to protect themselves,
00:57:56 That's fantastic. Childish, madame.
00:57:59 The general staff has more important work
00:58:03 What do you mean,
00:58:06 Colonel Picquart has been arrested
00:58:11 They've arrested Picquart?
00:58:14 Well, why?
00:58:16 - What had he done?
00:58:18 Nothing except speak the truth.
00:58:20 But, madame, we must deal in facts,
00:58:24 I have all the facts, Monsieur Zola. Here.
00:58:29 These are letters written to Picquart
00:58:33 ...proving beyond doubt
00:58:36 ...my husband is innocent
00:58:40 Well, why weren't these used
00:58:43 Colonel Picquart's a good soldier.
00:58:45 He kept silent at the command
00:58:50 You mean they knew...
00:58:52 ...and ordered him to suppress the truth?
00:58:56 Why, that's monstrous.
00:58:57 Oh, Monsieur Zola, you will help,
00:59:02 How can anyone help you?
00:59:05 All France believes your husband guilty,
00:59:09 They would destroy any man
00:59:12 There must be some way
00:59:15 Your husband's case is closed.
00:59:18 Nothing.
00:59:20 Unless some fool were to publicly
00:59:24 ...and get himself dragged into court
00:59:27 Then, possibly, they would...
00:59:29 I've lived my life.
00:59:33 ...turmoil, strife. I'm happy,
00:59:39 I'm sorry, Monsieur Zola.
00:59:42 It was only my despair
00:59:46 I was thinking of my husband,
00:59:52 I dared to hope that perhaps
01:00:03 Madame, if I could...
01:00:32 Madame Dreyfus!
01:00:35 Madame Dreyfus!
01:02:07 - Hello, Clemenceau.
01:02:09 - Why has Zola called us here?
01:02:13 Hello.
01:02:14 How do you do, Madame Dreyfus?
01:02:17 - I asked him for his help, but maybe...
01:02:21 Absolutely useless, beyond all remedy.
01:02:25 - Oh, hello, Émile.
01:02:29 Labori.
01:02:31 - You're going to be busy.
01:02:34 - Explode a bomb.
01:02:36 Thank you for coming, all of you.
01:02:38 - What is it?
01:02:41 ...to the president of the republic.
01:02:44 "Mr. President of the republic...
01:02:48 ...permit me to tell you
01:02:52 ...is threatened with a most shameful blot:
01:02:55 This abominable Dreyfus affair.
01:02:58 A court-martial has recently, by order...
01:03:01 ...dared to acquit one Esterhazy,
01:03:08 But since they have dared,
01:03:12 I shall tell the truth.
01:03:16 ...my nights would be haunted
01:03:19 ...expiating, under the most frightful
01:03:25 It is impossible for honest people
01:03:29 ...against Dreyfus
01:03:32 ...and crying out their revulsion.
01:03:36 Dreyfus knows several languages. Crime.
01:03:41 He works hard. Crime.
01:03:45 No compromising papers are found
01:03:49 He goes occasionally
01:03:54 He endeavors to learn everything. Crime.
01:03:57 He's not easily worried. Crime.
01:04:03 The minister of war,
01:04:06 ...and the assistant chief never doubted
01:04:10 ...was written by Esterhazy...
01:04:12 ...but the condemnation of Esterhazy
01:04:18 ...and that the general staff
01:04:22 For over a year, the minister of war
01:04:27 ...that Dreyfus is innocent...
01:04:30 ...but they have kept this knowledge
01:04:34 And those men sleep...
01:04:36 ...and they have wives
01:04:41 One speaks of the honor of the army.
01:04:45 The army is the people of France
01:04:49 ...and the Dreyfus affair is a matter
01:04:53 Dreyfus cannot be vindicated without
01:04:57 That is why the general staff
01:05:01 To demolish Dreyfus once more.
01:05:05 Such, then, Mr. President,
01:05:08 It is a fearful truth.
01:05:11 But I affirm, with intense conviction...
01:05:15 ...the truth is on the march,
01:05:21 Mr. President...
01:05:23 ...I accuse Colonel Dort of having been
01:05:28 ...and of continuing to defend
01:05:31 ...through three years
01:05:34 I accuse the minister of war
01:05:38 ...of the innocence of Dreyfus.
01:05:40 I accuse the chief of staff
01:05:43 ...of being accomplices in the crime.
01:05:45 I accuse the commander of the Paris
01:05:51 I accuse the war office of having
01:05:55 ...to misdirect public opinion
01:05:58 I accuse the first court-martial
01:06:01 ...in condemning a prisoner
01:06:05 And finally...
01:06:07 ...I accuse the Esterhazy court-martial...
01:06:10 ...of covering up this illegality by order,
01:06:13 ...committing the judicial crime
01:06:19 In making these accusations,
01:06:23 ...open to persecution for libel,
01:06:29 The action I take is designed
01:06:32 ...the explosion of truth and justice.
01:06:35 Let there be a trial
01:06:41 I am waiting."
01:06:58 The reputation of the army is in danger
01:07:02 We can't allow him to go on.
01:07:05 I'll see to that.
01:07:09 Brucker, Montaigne, Marsac.
01:07:13 A fine state our country is in...
01:07:15 ...if a fellow like Zola dares to tell us
01:07:31 Stop that!
01:07:36 What are you doing?! Stop it!
01:07:47 Burn the traitors Dreyfus and Zola!
01:08:02 - There's Zola himself.
01:08:30 - Émile, what's happened to you?
01:08:35 - Is it because of...?
01:08:40 No matter what happens... But I'm afraid
01:08:45 Monsieur Zola.
01:08:47 This man has been waiting
01:08:59 There it is.
01:09:04 "You are accused..."
01:09:06 - accused of having,
01:09:09 ...defamed the members
01:09:12 ...in acquitting Esterhazy
01:09:18 Down with Zola!
01:09:28 Down with Zola!
01:09:32 Quiet!
01:09:35 Quiet, please!
01:09:36 If there is any further demonstration,
01:09:41 Mr. Advocate General, you may proceed.
01:09:48 The defense will restrict itself
01:09:52 ...that Zola accused the court-martial
01:09:55 ...by order of the high command.
01:09:57 But that's intolerable.
01:10:02 ...yet you are allowed to confine us
01:10:06 Zola's accusations were intended
01:10:10 ...regardless of the evil effect
01:10:13 That case was closed four years ago
01:10:17 How can you defend Zola
01:10:20 One is interlocked with the other.
01:10:22 Are you asking my advice
01:10:26 - That is not my business.
01:10:28 You won't be permitted
01:10:31 - Who is your first witness?
01:10:34 The minister of justice declines to allow
01:10:40 I will call the chief of general staff.
01:10:43 The chief of staff regrets that the
01:10:47 The assistant chief of staff, then.
01:10:50 The assistant chief of staff regrets
01:10:53 And Colonel Dort?
01:10:55 He regrets that duties imposed upon him
01:10:59 Officers are not an exempt class,
01:11:03 I demand that this court be recessed
01:11:07 ...to introduce the Dreyfus case
01:11:11 You will submit your request in writing
01:11:25 Quick! Give Brucker the signal.
01:11:33 Down with Zola!
01:11:44 Gentlemen, the court!
01:11:55 Military witnesses may be called...
01:11:58 ...provided the defense does not violate
01:12:02 Attendant, conduct the witnesses
01:12:05 - What about the Dreyfus case?
01:12:10 Mr. President,
01:12:13 ...a full inquiry now would give
01:12:17 ...and we would lose our case.
01:12:19 If the prosecution does not fear
01:12:23 ...why does it not take
01:12:27 You have heard the ruling of the court.
01:12:34 Colonel Picquart.
01:12:35 Attendant,
01:12:41 Colonel Picquart.
01:12:55 - Your name?
01:12:59 Take the oath.
01:13:01 Do you swear to tell the truth
01:13:04 I swear.
01:13:07 What do you wish to ask the witness?
01:13:10 I'd like to ask him the circumstance
01:13:14 ...that Esterhazy, and not Dreyfus,
01:13:19 You have heard the question. Answer it.
01:13:22 In May 1896,
01:13:27 ...I received parts of a torn letter
01:13:31 ...from the representative
01:13:34 I obtained Esterhazy's letter
01:13:37 Both writings were Esterhazy's.
01:13:39 This was confirmed
01:13:42 I was convinced that Esterhazy
01:13:46 I gave this proof of Esterhazy's guilt
01:13:49 Was Esterhazy informed
01:13:53 Naturally.
01:13:56 And the warning originated from a certain
01:14:01 Stop!
01:14:05 You're lying!
01:14:09 Silence. Silence!
01:14:11 Now I will tell everything. I will tell
01:14:15 Gentlemen of the jury, I will tell why
01:14:19 ...have made the most vile accusations
01:14:22 Gentlemen, if you but knew why
01:14:25 La patrie! La patrie!
01:14:29 Gentlemen! Well, I...
01:14:32 Silence. Silence!
01:14:37 - May I?
01:14:40 The whole campaign of the defense
01:14:43 But the most deplorable spectacle of all to
01:14:48 ...is that of an officer still wearing
01:14:51 ...who slanders his superiors
01:14:54 - Long live the army!
01:15:01 Silence! Silence!
01:15:08 I cannot tolerate in silence
01:15:11 ...that the law was violated
01:15:14 ...who shed their blood
01:15:17 ...while others stab her in the back.
01:15:22 Each serves his country
01:15:26 One with a sword,
01:15:30 Posterity will choose
01:15:35 I will not stand these insults to men
01:15:40 Gentlemen of the jury,
01:15:44 ...to deprive the army of confidence
01:15:49 And, believe me,
01:15:52 Gentlemen, it is your sons who will be
01:15:57 ...while Monsieur Zola will stay at home
01:16:02 He will continue to make France famous
01:16:07 - A France that will have ceased to exist!
01:16:12 Bravo. Bravo. Well acted, general.
01:16:15 Although there is no war
01:16:18 ...you gave a very good performance.
01:16:20 But you did not utter a single word
01:16:29 You cannot stop me from showing how he
01:16:34 I'll say what I have to say
01:16:37 Monsieur Labori, address the court.
01:16:40 The general staff spoke as it pleased...
01:16:43 ...the commander of Paris
01:16:46 ...but the defense can say nothing.
01:16:50 What's your next question?
01:16:51 What is Colonel Picquart's
01:16:54 Mount Valerien fortress,
01:16:58 Did he know that
01:17:00 ...he was jeopardizing his army career
01:17:05 Not at first. I did later.
01:17:07 Did he know that by attempting
01:17:11 You cannot put that question.
01:17:28 That heat.
01:18:46 Madame Dreyfus.
01:19:07 Quiet. Quiet!
01:19:11 - Your name, please.
01:19:14 - Your occupation.
01:19:18 Never mind.
01:19:24 Will she tell us
01:19:26 ...she learned from Commandant Dort
01:19:30 The question will not be put.
01:19:34 What was Dort's attitude
01:19:36 Did he threaten her to say nothing
01:19:39 The question will not be put.
01:19:43 Will she kindly tell us her opinion...
01:19:45 ...of the good faith of Zola
01:19:48 That is irrelevant to this case.
01:19:52 I demand for my client the right granted
01:19:57 To have my witnesses speak.
01:19:59 Questions relating
01:20:02 Madame Dreyfus,
01:20:05 Mr. President, I protest!
01:20:14 They wouldn't let me speak
01:20:17 Not even a word of my gratitude
01:20:21 My husband doesn't want to be thanked.
01:20:25 - Who will be your next witness?
01:20:30 Before we hear his testimony,
01:20:44 Commandant Esterhazy.
01:20:48 - I'm not going in there.
01:20:51 This has gone too far
01:20:53 It's not a question of Dreyfus now,
01:20:59 Don't do anything foolish,
01:21:02 Wait a minute.
01:21:18 Do you swear to speak the truth
01:21:21 ...the whole truth
01:21:24 I swear.
01:21:26 Ask your first question.
01:21:27 Did he write the secret document...
01:21:30 ...containing coded military information
01:21:34 - I shall not answer.
01:21:37 I will not answer him.
01:21:38 Didn't he first offer his services
01:21:41 Didn't Commandant Esterhazy
01:21:45 "I would be happy to die
01:21:48 ...as a captain of German uhlans."
01:21:51 Didn't he try to have a perfectly sane
01:21:56 ...because he described the commandant
01:22:02 Did Commandant Esterhazy
01:22:05 ...with the military attaché
01:22:08 I will not permit that question.
01:22:12 I'll put it differently.
01:22:14 Didn't he admit to newspaper reporters
01:22:18 The question will not be put. France's
01:22:22 I see.
01:22:25 ...permit an officer to do things
01:22:28 Did he tell an English journalist
01:22:32 ...the streets of Paris would be strewn
01:22:36 Mr. President.
01:22:37 - Colonel Henry, you wish to take the stand?
01:22:42 We've tried to honor the court
01:22:46 ...but the defense makes it impossible.
01:22:50 Very well.
01:22:52 We've long had final, positive proof
01:22:56 A secret document unknown at the time
01:23:01 It was written by one foreign military
01:23:05 "Don't tell anyone of your connection
01:23:10 Every time a general officer takes
01:23:14 Dreyfus was sacrificed to one.
01:23:18 Give this to Monsieur Labori.
01:23:19 Will Colonel Henry
01:23:22 It will endanger relations with foreign
01:23:26 - Where is it?
01:23:29 Words are no longer good enough.
01:23:32 You have already been told
01:23:35 Call your next witness.
01:23:37 I will not proceed
01:23:40 - Call your next witness.
01:23:44 Not until this court rules
01:23:47 It is not in my power to produce it.
01:23:50 Perhaps the chief of staff.
01:23:56 May I add further information
01:23:58 Certainly, general.
01:24:03 I confirm in every point the deposition
01:24:08 It absolutely proved Dreyfus' guilt...
01:24:10 ...and it is too dangerous
01:24:14 You of the jury, you represent the nation.
01:24:19 ...the heads of the army,
01:24:24 - I have no more to say.
01:24:26 I wish to recall Colonel Picquart
01:24:29 - No, don't go. Stay here, please.
01:24:33 Will Colonel Picquart tell us what he knows
01:24:40 The document came to my attention while
01:24:44 Inasmuch as it was secret,
01:24:48 As it has been openly mentioned here
01:24:52 ...that restriction no longer applies,
01:24:56 The chief of staff was right
01:24:58 That secret document is too dangerous
01:25:03 It is too dangerous to the prosecution.
01:25:06 They dare not produce it
01:25:10 ...committed by an intelligence officer
01:25:13 ...to seal Dreyfus' fate
01:25:16 This is irrelevant to the present trial.
01:25:19 - I protest this court's partiality.
01:25:22 These generals, substituting
01:25:26 ...come to the stand,
01:25:29 ...violating or invoking professional
01:25:33 ...saying what they please.
01:25:34 But when I wish to question these
01:25:38 ...the court bars my questions
01:25:43 I shall not tolerate
01:25:45 And I will not tolerate
01:25:48 Officers are allowed to say
01:25:51 Newspapers hostile to Zola are permitted
01:25:55 Crosses mark their doors for the vengeance
01:26:01 You cannot go on!
01:26:02 I'll say what I have to say
01:26:06 Court is adjourned.
01:26:22 Bravo, Zola!
01:26:30 As prefect of police,
01:26:34 Otherwise, I cannot guarantee
01:26:36 I think he's right.
01:26:38 Thank you very much,
01:27:22 Has the jury gone out yet?
01:27:24 No, the advocate general
01:27:27 And Zola sought only publicity.
01:27:30 That, gentlemen, is the true picture
01:27:36 It rests with you, gentlemen, to answer
01:27:41 Zola must be punished,
01:27:47 Down with Zola!
01:27:52 Quiet. Quiet! Quiet!
01:27:56 Mr. President, Monsieur Zola requests
01:28:00 Permission granted.
01:28:13 Gentlemen...
01:28:16 ...in the House of Deputies
01:28:18 ...to frantic applause,
01:28:23 ...declared that he had confidence
01:28:27 ...into whose hands he had bestowed
01:28:32 In other words...
01:28:34 ...you are being instructed,
01:28:39 ...just as, in that other case...
01:28:41 ...the minister of war
01:28:45 Down with Zola!
01:28:51 The prime minister gave
01:28:55 His words made his intention
01:29:01 And I denounce them
01:29:04 Confine yourself to the facts.
01:29:08 However...
01:29:12 ...my profession is writing,
01:29:16 But from my struggling youth
01:29:20 ...my principal aim
01:29:23 That is why I entered this fight.
01:29:26 All my friends have told me that it
01:29:31 ...to oppose the immense machinery
01:29:35 ...the glory of the army
01:29:39 They warned me that my actions
01:29:44 ...that I would be destroyed.
01:29:47 But what does it matter
01:29:51 ...if only justice is resurrected?
01:29:55 It has been said that the state
01:30:01 That is not true.
01:30:07 I alone have chosen you as my judges.
01:30:12 I alone decided that this abominable
01:30:18 ...so that France might at last know all
01:30:23 My act has no other object.
01:30:29 I'm satisfied.
01:30:32 But my confidence in you
01:30:38 They did not dare say all
01:30:42 ...and submit it to your verdict.
01:30:45 That is no fault of mine.
01:30:49 You saw for yourselves how my defense
01:30:55 Gentlemen, I know you.
01:30:58 You are the heart,
01:31:04 ...where I was born
01:31:08 I see you with your families
01:31:11 I accompany you into your factories,
01:31:15 You're all workers and righteous men.
01:31:20 "What does it matter if an innocent man
01:31:25 Is the suffering of one obscure person
01:31:32 Perhaps, though, you've been told
01:31:37 ...you will stop a campaign
01:31:41 Gentlemen, if that is your idea...
01:31:46 ...you are mistaken.
01:31:48 Look at me.
01:31:52 A liar? A traitor?
01:31:55 I'm only a free writer
01:31:59 ...and who will resume it tomorrow.
01:32:06 Tremendous pressure
01:32:09 "Save the army.
01:32:14 I say to you, pick up that challenge!
01:32:19 Save the army and save France...
01:32:24 ...but do it by letting truth conquer.
01:32:27 Not only is an innocent man
01:32:31 ...but more. Much more.
01:32:34 A great nation is in desperate danger
01:32:40 Do not take upon yourselves a fault...
01:32:43 ...the burden of which
01:32:48 A judicial blunder has been committed!
01:32:51 The condemnation of an innocent man
01:32:56 And now, today,
01:33:00 ...because I rebelled on seeing our country
01:33:08 At this solemn moment,
01:33:14 ...which is the representative
01:33:17 ...before you gentlemen of the jury...
01:33:20 ...before France,
01:33:24 ...I swear that Dreyfus is innocent.
01:33:28 By my 40 years of work,
01:33:33 ...by all that I have written
01:33:38 ...I swear that Dreyfus is innocent.
01:33:44 May my name perish
01:33:50 He is innocent.
01:34:00 Down with Zola!
01:34:14 This is no punishment,
01:34:34 Gentlemen, the court!
01:34:43 Émile Zola...
01:34:45 ...the jury has found you guilty.
01:34:47 You are hereby sentenced
01:34:51 ...and 3000 francs' fine.
01:35:06 Cannibals.
01:35:13 Once before,
01:35:17 That too was a closed case.
01:35:30 - Émile, you must leave France immediately.
01:35:35 Yes. Go into hiding. England,
01:35:40 Run away like a common criminal?
01:35:43 Do you know what you're saying?
01:35:47 My husband couldn't do such a thing.
01:35:53 - What will people say?
01:35:57 "Zola condemned, Zola in cowardly flight."
01:36:00 I'd be denounced by my friends
01:36:03 It's true.
01:36:06 ...an object of sympathy
01:36:09 But helpless to do anything.
01:36:14 You can still fight for Dreyfus,
01:36:19 ...keep on pricking at
01:36:22 Émile, there are times when it is
01:36:33 Alexandrine...
01:36:36 ...pack me a few warm things.
01:36:40 It must be cold in London.
01:36:44 Zola in England.
01:36:46 London police on the lookout.
01:36:49 Here you are, governor. Thank you.
01:36:51 Zola in England.
01:36:56 Zola in England.
01:37:30 - Are you alone?
01:37:37 - Well, what is it?
01:37:41 - What?
01:37:44 - You've been what?
01:37:48 - Admit nothing.
01:37:52 With that cursed Zola still writing,
01:37:56 ...the whole world screaming
01:37:59 ...duels, newspapers...
01:38:02 ...everyone at each other's throats.
01:38:05 You can't hold it off much longer.
01:38:08 You can't, I tell you.
01:38:15 You got me into this.
01:38:17 You've gotta stick by me.
01:38:23 Do as I tell you. Admit nothing.
01:38:27 Then come back
01:38:30 I'll be waiting for you.
01:38:54 I want the truth.
01:38:57 Speak up!
01:39:00 But, Your Excellency,
01:39:02 I'll hear no more from you
01:39:05 - You're a common forger.
01:39:09 Show him the document that played such
01:39:18 Take it up. Take it up. Look at it.
01:39:21 Read it!
01:39:28 "Don't tell anyone...
01:39:31 ...of your connection with the..."
01:39:35 I didn't write it!
01:39:38 You're lying.
01:39:40 The secret agent who was your accomplice
01:39:46 I give you one last chance
01:39:49 Did you forge this letter?
01:39:56 Yes.
01:39:58 I did it for the army.
01:40:03 You're under arrest.
01:40:06 Captain Guignet,
01:40:09 - I want a signed confession.
01:40:13 Later, I'll tell everything.
01:40:18 I want a signed confession.
01:40:29 Our army no longer has room
01:40:32 Yes, Your Excellency.
01:40:34 You'll be confined to barracks
01:40:37 I think you're making a grave mistake,
01:40:40 The army always has to consider the...
01:40:45 You'll have my resignation
01:40:53 Good morning, captain.
01:41:00 - How's Colonel Henry?
01:41:04 Something about the honor of the army.
01:41:15 Suicide.
01:41:27 Good morning, Mr. Zola.
01:41:31 Oh, it's you. Good morning.
01:41:34 Where's your papa? Will he come back
01:41:38 - He'll be along presently.
01:41:41 The whole world is seething,
01:41:45 ...and he'll be along presently.
01:41:48 Oh, you cold-blooded English.
01:41:52 Émile! It's happened.
01:41:57 Listen. The Times:
01:41:59 "Colonel Henry confesses
01:42:04 The Daily Telegraph:
01:42:06 "Chief of general staff resigns.
01:42:08 Colonel Dort expelled from army.
01:42:14 The Manchester Guardian:
01:42:16 "Zola's fight for truth
01:42:20 And Dreyfus?
01:42:22 "Dreyfus case revision inevitable."
01:42:36 Truth is on the march...
01:42:39 ...and nothing will stop it.
01:42:57 "The criminal code of cessation has entered
01:43:02 You hereby cease to be subject
01:43:09 The Cruelesfax will carry you back
01:44:18 - Whatever induced Esterhazy to confess?
01:44:23 After that, no one could deny you
01:44:26 What a triumph. Don't you feel...?
01:44:29 I feel neither the desire
01:44:33 My reward?
01:44:35 I have it. Every time I think we saved
01:44:41 The thought of seeing him free...
01:44:44 ...of pressing his hands in mine
01:44:48 ...that will be reward enough.
01:44:50 But our fight is only half won.
01:44:53 We must work, my friends, work.
01:45:00 We of France, who gave the world
01:45:04 ...shall we not now give it justice?
01:45:08 Listen. The very wheels are crying:
01:45:12 "Justice, justice, justice, justice."
01:45:48 Please, Émile. It's past midnight, dear.
01:45:51 What's become of my military dictionary?
01:46:02 Why, Émile...
01:46:06 ...isn't this it?
01:46:10 Why, so it is.
01:46:13 Must you drive yourself like this
01:46:16 I must. I must, Alexandrine. I must.
01:46:19 There's so much to do
01:46:22 I see it all clearly now:
01:46:24 The cause and the effect.
01:46:28 - But, darling...
01:46:31 The cause and the effect.
01:46:38 I can use that.
01:46:43 What were you saying, my dear?
01:46:44 I said, I can't understand
01:46:49 - There's always tomorrow.
01:46:54 I wonder if in the middle
01:46:57 ...there will always be a tomorrow.
01:46:59 Darling, you're tired.
01:47:01 What matters the individual
01:47:05 Now, you must get some rest.
01:47:07 You have to be up early
01:47:10 Yes, Dreyfus. Yes, tomorrow
01:47:14 You know, it's a queer thing,
01:47:18 Before it, I thought my work was done.
01:47:24 Cézanne was right.
01:47:29 Then suddenly came the Dreyfus explosion,
01:47:34 ...my head bursting with ideas!
01:47:36 This new book is bigger than anything
01:47:40 The world about to hurl itself
01:47:42 ...the will of nations for peace,
01:47:49 You don't believe it? Wait.
01:47:56 "To save Dreyfus, we had to challenge
01:48:01 It is not the swaggering militarists.
01:48:03 They're but puppets that dance
01:48:06 It is those others,
01:48:10 ...into the bloody abyss of war
01:48:15 Think of it, thousands of children
01:48:20 ...under the roofs of Paris, Berlin,
01:48:25 ...doomed to die horribly
01:48:29 ...unless it can be prevented.
01:48:34 The world must be conquered...
01:48:36 ...but not by force of arms,
01:48:42 Then can we build it anew.
01:48:45 Build for the humble and the wretched.
01:48:51 That's good.
01:48:53 I must remember that.
01:49:00 - Good night, my darling.
01:49:04 There...
01:49:10 - but by ideas that liberate.
01:49:16 Then can we build.
01:49:22 Build for the humble...
01:49:26 ...and the wretched.
01:50:48 "The court of revision,
01:50:52 ...that Alfred Dreyfus was and is
01:50:56 ...have, in acquitting him, reversed
01:51:00 The French government has ordered
01:51:03 ...to be posted in every French town,
01:51:08 And he is hereby reinstated,
01:51:12 ...and confirmed in all honors previously
01:51:18 Commandant Dreyfus,
01:51:21 ...the people of the republic,
01:51:25 ...I knight you a member
01:51:36 Close the ceremony.
01:52:04 - Long live Dreyfus!
01:52:08 Long live Dreyfus!
01:52:11 - Congratulations, commandant.
01:52:23 - This is a proud day for France.
01:52:31 Didn't Zola come?
01:52:33 Zola found dead!
01:52:36 Zola found dead!
01:52:42 "Zola dead.
01:52:45 Carbon monoxide gas
01:52:55 Let us not mourn him.
01:52:57 Let us rather salute that bright spirit of his,
01:53:03 And, like a torch, enlighten a younger
01:53:09 You who are enjoying
01:53:13 ...take to your hearts
01:53:16 Do not forget those who fought
01:53:20 ...and bought your liberty
01:53:23 Do not forget them and applaud
01:53:31 Be human.
01:53:34 For no man
01:53:36 ...more fervently loved humanity
01:53:41 He had the simplicity of a great soul.
01:53:46 He was enjoying the fruits
01:53:50 ...fame, wealth, security...
01:53:53 ...when suddenly,
01:53:56 ...he tore himself from
01:54:00 ...from the work he loved so much...
01:54:03 ...because he knew that there is
01:54:09 ...no repose save in truth.
01:54:12 At the sound of his brave words,
01:54:19 How admirable is the genius
01:54:23 How beautiful the soul of France...
01:54:26 ...which for centuries taught right
01:54:30 France is once again today
01:54:35 ...because one of her sons, through
01:54:40 ...gave rise to a new order of things
01:54:45 ...and the rights common to all men.
01:54:50 Let us not pity him
01:54:54 Let us envy him.
01:54:57 Let us envy him because his great heart
01:55:04 He was a moment
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